Rhonda Abrams: For some, starting a business is scarier than skydiving

12:31 AM,
Apr. 27, 2014

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Rhonda Abrams
Gannett

For about a third of Americans, the idea of starting their own company is more frightening than skydiving - even as they dream of quitting their jobs and pursuing their passions.

At least that's according to a survey released Friday that I was given exclusive access to, exploring the many factors that keep people from pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams.

Web-hosting service Weebly sponsored the survey of 1,001 U.S. adults chosen to be a representative sample. Wakefield Research conducted the interviews between March 26 and April 1 via e-mail invitation and an online form. The margin of ...